Learning

The 2018 Education Policy recognizes the important role social and emotional learning and soft skills play in predicting the long-term success of children and youth. The brand new USAID Education Policy Brief aims to support USAID staff in this work.

As a young, independent Balkan nation working toward integration to the European Union, Kosovo’s development priorities include strengthening governance and reforming its public administration and education systems. 

USAID’s first Private Sector Engagement (PSE) Policy is a call to action that outlines a new vision of collaboration with a wide spectrum of private sector actors. 

When children don’t learn to read by age 8, they’re more likely to fall behind academically, drop out of school, and live in poverty according to this recent article from APM reports.

USAID’s Education Policy recognizes the important role that social and emotional skills play in a child’s development, future learning, and success.

USAID and its partners have used different methods to set performance benchmarks for primary school students over the years, with the vast majority of benchmarking exercises relying on student reading assessment data to identify proficiency levels.

The UN’s World Youth Skills Day, observed this year on July 15, raises awareness of the importance of developing youth’s skills.

Exciting new approaches for how we measure our efforts, track progress, and apply evidence and learning in the Education sector are on the horizon. This year's gathering of Education specialists at CIES showcased promising trends in this area.